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"Serving it up with joy and gratefulness." - Meet Ellie!
"Serving it up with joy and gratefulness." - Meet Ellie!

After decades away from the food industry, Ellie is back, she's connecting to her family's culinary and cultural roots, and she's serving up delicious Mexican street food.

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Videos, Personal Stories, Economic Development, Business DevelopmentGuest UserSeptember 12, 2019Street Food Fest, Fair @ 44, Small Businesses
Introducing Denzel and His 'Bully Bagel'
Introducing Denzel and His 'Bully Bagel'

“I get texts from random people in the middle of the night from people saying they’re craving one, and feels good knowing I’m making something people love.”

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Business Development, Personal StoriesGuest UserSeptember 4, 2019Street Food Fest, Food Vendors, City of San Diego, Bully Bagel
"My job is about more than a paycheck, it's about the success of our residents."
"My job is about more than a paycheck, it's about the success of our residents."

This is Rickie, our Property Manager at Hollywood Palms apartments. Rickie oversees 94 units occupied by about 560 people.

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Resident Services, Affordable Housing, Our StaffGuest UserAugust 19, 2019Rickie Brown, City Heights, Equitable Housing, Affordable Housing, Community Engagement, City of San Diego, Hollywood Palms
50th St & University Ave: Complete Streets & Complete Communities
50th St & University Ave: Complete Streets & Complete Communities

The 50th St & University Ave Complete Streets and Gathering Space Project is a model for participatory community planning process that is equally committed to implementation of a bold, community-shaped vision.

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Transportation & Planning, PlacemakingGuest UserAugust 13, 2019Community Buy-In, Little East Africa, City of San Diego, University Avenue, 50th Street, Somali-Americans
An Update On The Orange Avenue Family Friendly Bikeway!
An Update On The Orange Avenue Family Friendly Bikeway!

After seven years of hard work, the community is celebrating a landmark vote this morning, July 26, at the SANDAG Board of Directors in support of the Orange Avenue Family-Friendly Street Project!

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Transportation & PlanningGuest UserJuly 26, 2019Orange Avenue Family-Friendly Street Project, Orange Avenue
These Housing Upgrades Have Our Tenants Excited!
These Housing Upgrades Have Our Tenants Excited!

What’s better than Affordable Housing? Affordable Housing powered by solar!

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Affordable HousingGuest UserFebruary 26, 2019Renewable Energy, Solar Panels, Hollywood Palms
Not Just Another Caterer—Sabor Piri Piri Offers Rare Flavor to San Diegans
Not Just Another Caterer—Sabor Piri Piri Offers Rare Flavor to San Diegans

“In my family, it didn’t matter if you were a man, woman, or child—if you wanted to eat, you were in the kitchen helping with the food.”

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Personal Stories, Business DevelopmentGuest UserJanuary 24, 2018Sabor Piri Piri, Candido Gadaga, Mozambique
Meet Ms. Ringo.
Meet Ms. Ringo.

“My home burned to the ground, and that was it. Have you ever had no-one, nothing, and no place to go?”

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Guest UserSeptember 10, 2017
“It hasn’t ever been easy, but I have the kind of life I dreamed about.”
“It hasn’t ever been easy, but I have the kind of life I dreamed about.”

That’s a powerful statement, coming from someone who survived genocide.

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Guest UserJuly 28, 2017
The SR-15 Commuter Bikeway Opens Soon!
The SR-15 Commuter Bikeway Opens Soon!

This is a big week for grand openings in Mid City. Hours ago the Wightman Street Park opened and tomorrow the SR-15 Commuter Bikeway opens!

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Transportation & Planning, T&P NewsletterGuest UserJuly 1, 2017Transportation & Planning, Transit, Centerline Station, City Heights, Commuter Bikeways, Teralta Park
He Spent Years Looking for a Career. What He Found Surprised Us!
He Spent Years Looking for a Career. What He Found Surprised Us!

It took Frankee awhile to find the right job. He wanted something he wouldn’t feel bored doing, something exciting.

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Guest UserNovember 22, 2016
Meet Nancy, Our Resident Services Coordinator
Meet Nancy, Our Resident Services Coordinator

“I just realized I like working directly with people,” she recalled. “I didn’t like feeling removed from them.”

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Resident Services, Our StaffGuest UserNovember 11, 2016Affordable Housing
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